This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
3
Fragment from an old Jasper Missouri newspaper shows the masthead with editor and portofino list, misspelled lines, and publishing notices. The legible text hints at subscription rates and sale information, but most content is garbled OCR.
State entomologist Leonard Hoseman says 13 year cicadas will arrive this week, offering a several week visw. Locusts are due in Missouri Arkansas Texas Tennessee Kentucky and other southern states, with an expected lull by mid July. The next brood of 17 year cicadas is projected in north west Missouri next year.
JT Lane operates a telegraphy school at the Bartlett building in Joplin. The facility trains students in telegraphy skills and related signaling techniques at the Bartlett location.
An advertisement touts a liver remedy for indigestion and biliousness claiming the product eases stomach and bowel issues. It urges readers to obtain Dr Caldwell’s syrup, offers a free sample via mail, and guarantees satisfaction or money back. It lists Plainview and Portamanter as locales tied to the promotion.
This excerpt extols home patronage, listing ten reasons to buy locally. It argues local merchants provide fair prices, allow in-home examination, support local markets, promptly correct errors, fund public institutions through taxes, and strengthen community prosperity. It contrasts home merchants with distant ones, urging residents to keep money circulating locally to boost property values and progress.
A Kangas farmer rode to the county attorney to demand arrests for Sabbath violations. The attorney, busy weeding, sent him to a justice of the peace who was fixing a windmill. The justice was out, the sheriff loading cattle, so the man planned to ride to a constable but gave up. His wife kept him home as the family’s plans unraveled. He filled a jug with hard cider and went fishing.
Local items note Pitts the Paint Man contact details for food items. Edith Burns left for La war to attend school. Mrs Frank Boots visited her daughter. Dr Teeter and Miss Who attended a Brethren conference in St Joseph. Loren Bishop at home for a week from Joplin. Joplin College catalog promo. Hammond and Hackett updates from Kansas City and Tulsa. Cream sales days urged. Red Star flour promotion at Hammond or Crowe. An Ohio paper office shooting described as printer error. Lester Wilhart and family visiting for health. Jasper records report extreme heat with thermometers near 100 degrees and Lamar official record.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Jasper is hereby called at the bank on Wednesday June 22 at 1 p.m. for the election of officers and to attend to other business. T. W. Tinter, president.
A bank cashier, A. L. Wilson of Sparta, endorses Dr. Milles Nerve and Liver Pills and Anti-Pain Pills after use. He reports relief from headaches and says the pills act promptly and reliably, noting his long tenure at the First National Bank of Sparta.
Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills claim to work naturally without griping or irritation and are not habit forming. If the first bottle fails to benefit a druggist will refund the price. Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind.
George Calloway filed a damage suit in Judge Davis court alleging Homer King caused injuries by a traffic collision. The incident occurred at Sixth and Howard avenues when Calloway was riding a bicycle, resulting in a demolished bike and injuries.
Holiness meetings led by Herman Short of Kansas City and Arthur Flaherty of Cassville attract large nightly crowds. The gatherings are held under a canvas top at the rear of Johnson's blacksmith shop and will continue at least through the current week, organizers announce.
A promotional advertisement claims doctors will assess your ailments at home and provide a free trial treatment. It promises diagnosis and success, asserts no obligation to join, and invites readers to write today to become patients.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.